The document discusses lessons learned from creating a preliminary media project. The author notes that using an iPad to film resulted in blurry, unprofessional footage, so an iPhone would be better suited. A tripod was also needed to get steady shots. Costumes, setting, and equipment like a bomber jacket helped make the historical setting look authentic. Editing software like Final Cut Pro took some practice to learn but became a useful tool. Sound balancing between narration and background music required adjustments by cutting and changing volume levels on different clips.

1. Evaluation 6
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you have learnt from it to
the progression of a full media product?

2.  The preliminary task required us to utilize all of
the shot types and camera types and camera
movements that we had previously learnt in class.
As this was a requirement lf the task was to be
successful. I learnt through the previous use of
using the iPad to film the preliminary task that
sometimes the quality of the footage looked
unprofessional and blurry which had an impact on
the overall project as it made the project look
unrealistic.

3.  From this experience I learnt that it would be
more beneficial to us if we filmed the entirety of
the project using an iPhone. This was entirely
based on the fact that we could easily delete the
clips with ease and start the shot over if we
thought that the clip wouldn’t work. As we used
an iPad in the preliminary task to film the
footage, we had to hold the device in our hands
due to the fact that there wasn’t a tripod
available to us that would fit the size of the iPad.

4.  On this basis that we had this in the back of our
minds, we used a tri-pod to film the footage for
the opening sequence and this presented us with
very still shots and also it was able to make the
footage that we filmed appear a whole lot more
realistic and professional. Through research and
feedback from our preliminary task, we
understood that costume and mise-en-scene was
going to play a very big role in our opening
sequence on the count of the fact that it was
based in the past which wouldn’t include regular
clothing and mannerisms.

5.  Therefore we had to wear certain types of
clothing e.g. a bomber jacket in order to both
look the part and keep warm in the cold, wet
weather. The software that we edited on which
was Final Cut Pro X was a huge benefit to us on
the basis that I felt a lot more confident with the
programme was able to use my prior knowledge
from the preliminary task and the focus group to
utilize the software to its full potential. I was
able to successfully input all of the recorded clips
onto the software and rearrange them so that
they were all in order.

6.  The transitions however presented themselves as
a challenge as we had to insert a completely
different template in order for me to overlay the
transition clip on top of the original. As sound was
also a big factor in the preliminary task I felt
confident that I was able to obtain the relevant
sounds that both of us wanted and play the track
in the background of the original sound which is
the narration.

7.  The decibels of the soundtrack however kept
having to be adjusted because we thought that
the narration appeared to quiet. As a resolve to
this we cut the clip at various different points and
changed the sound levels on separate sections of
the track.